Monday, November 9, 2009

Harvesting stevia



I got the chance to harvest the stevia the other day. It was really bright and sunny when I woke up, so I broke off the stems and hung them in the window.




I read that it's best for them to take a day or less to dry in the sun. But these took a couple days.



When they were nice and crispy I tore off the leaves.



And packed them in jars.



They're really, really sweet. I just nibbled a corner and it was almost overwhelming. It didn't have any of that overcooked broccoli taste the other stuff ended up with either. Yay! I think they'll be nice for sweetening tea.

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